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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application filed January 17, 1919. Serial No. 271,734.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIKs BARNIAK, a citizen of Poland, residing atRosemont, in the county of Taylor and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ship Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a form of ship, whereby all the passengers may be saved without leaving the ship even if the hull of the ship is damaged and sinks.

A further object of the invention is the provision of equilibrating means for ships, which are out of the way when not in use but are readily and quickly positioned upon the water for maintaining the stability of the ship as well as maintaining the deck of the ship afloat upon the sinking'of the hull of the ship.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a safety means for sea-going vessels whereby the lives of the passengers will be more safe in the time of storm, a vessel after the manner of my invention being capable of manufacture with only slight additional expense and without detracting from the appearance or the travel of the vessel, the structure being ready for instant use whenever desired.

With these general objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved form of ship construction in its normal position,

Figs. 2 and 3 taken together show the invention in operation with the deck in floating position separated from the hull,

Fig. l is a top plan view of Fig. 2 with parts removed,

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken upon line V-V of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is an end elevation of Fig. 2,

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken upon line'VIIVII of Fig. 3,

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of a portion of the hull upon a slightly enlarged scale,

Fig. 9 is a vertical transverse sectional vlew upon line IX-IX of Fig. 8,

Fig. 10 illustrates a portion of the struc ture shown in Fig. 8, with the receiving pocket open,

Fig. 11 is a detail horizontal sectional view of a portion of the deck illustrating the hull connecting means partially by dotted mes,

Figs. 12 and 13 are vertical sectional views taken upon lines XII-XII and XIII-XIII respectively of Fig. 11, and

Fig. 14' is a vertical transverse sectional view through one of the floats and its retainer illustrated in Fig. 11.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the invention broadly consists of a ship having a hull 10 and a deck 11 detachably connected together, inflatable floats 12 being provided for supporting the deck 11' upon the water when the deck has been manually separated from the hull and the hull 10 has sunk to the bottom of the sea by reason of some damage to the hull 10.

A plurality of pockets in the form of boxes 13 are provided in rows at the opposite sides of the hull 10 openingoutwardly, each pocket having a suitable lid 14 normally maintains the same closed while a releasing cord 16 is provided for each latch extending upwardly through the side of the hull 10 over an adjacent pulley 17 arranged therein and then wound upon a drum 18 centrally j ournaled longitudinally within the hull. 10. By turning the drum 18 by any suitable means, the cords 16 are tightened by winding upon the drum andthe latches 15 released, permitting springs 19 with which the lids 14 are provided to automatically open the said lids to the positions best illustrated in Figs. 2, 7 and 10* of the drawlngs.

One of the floats l2 heretofore mentioned is provided in each pocket 13 having an inflating tube 20 leading to a suitable point upon the deck 11 and attached to a pipe line such as 21 provided upon the deck and supplied with air under pressure from a tank 22 having an air-compressor 23 also carried by the deck. The floats or balloons 12 may be 14, the floats 12 may vbe pulled out of they pockets 13 by means of the tubes 20).

In the event of a storm or the requirement for further buoyancy for the ship, the floats 12 may be placed upon the water at the sides of the hull 10, and inflated by means of the tank 22 and compressor 23 with either air Any.

or gas as may be found desirable. suitable connections are then employed for retaining the floats 12 in desired, relations to the hull 10, such for instance as cups 24 adjustably mounted upon the deck 11 by means of arms 25 slidably positioned through straps 26 upon the deck and retained adjusted by set screws 27.

With the floats 12 inflated andpositioned beneath the cups 24 at oppositesides of the ship as illustrated in Fig; 4 of'the drawings, the floats will act as Outriggers, preventing the ship from tipping and rendering-the same more seaworthy. 1

Means however are also provided for quickly disconnecting the deck 11 fromthe hull 10, whereby the deck may freely. float away upon the sinking of the hull 10" A releasable locking means is herein illustrated and is best noted'in Figs. 11, 12, and 13 of the drawings consisting of bolts 28 slidably carried by the deck 11 and provided with hooks 29 adapted for detachable connection with eyes or. rings 30 mounted upon the upper part or roof 31 of the hull 10.

The bolts 28' are provided with toothed or rack portions 32 with which toothed seg ments 33 are in constant mesh, the said segments being operable by levers 34 conveniently positioned upon the deck 11 such as within the cabin 35 carried .by the deck.

In the event of imminent. danger and probable shipwreck, the deck 11 may be detached fromthe hull 10 by shifting the levers 34 in the required direction to move the hooks 29 as desired for releasing the hooks from the rings 30. With the floats 12 inflated, and positioned beneath the cups 24 or any other suitable-means employed for attaching the floats to the deckll, the deck will be permitted to maintain itself afloat with the passengers positioned upon, the deck and withinthe cabin 35 after the hull 10 has been demolished or has sunk beneath the water. When the floats 12 are Within the closed pockets 13 very little obstruction is offered to the passage of the ship through the water While the device is ready'for instant use whenever required.

A suitable wireless apparatus 36 is illustrated upon the deck 11 and also a pilotroom 37 at the forward end of the cabin 35. It will be understood that all of the superstructure of the ship as the funnels 38 must sengers with safety in the event of an accident.

What I claim as new is 1, A shipconstruction comprising a hull, pockets in the sides of the hull opening out wardly thereof, closing lids for said pockets, opening springs for said lids, retaining latches for the latter, a removable deck upon said hull, releasing cords for said latches extending to points upon the deck whereby said latches are adapted for simultaneous automatic opening and floats removably p01 sitioned within said pockets and connected to the deck. I

2. A ship construction comprising a hull, pockets in the sides of the hullopening outwardly thereof, closing lids for said pockets, opening springs for saidlids, retaining latches for the latter, a removabledeckupon said hull, releasing cords for said latches ex- 3. A ship construction comprising'ahull,

pockets in the sides of the hull opening out wardly thereof, closing lids for saidpockets, opening springs for said lids, retaining latches for the latter, a removabledeck upon said hull, releasing cords for said latches extending to points upon the deck whereby said latches are adapted for simultaneous automatic opening, floats removably posi: tioned within said pockets and connectedto the deck, rings carried by the hull, bolts slidably carried by the deck having hook members removably positioned within said rings under normal conditions and operating means for said bolts whereby said-hooks are releasedfrom the rings thereby discon:

necting the deck from said hull at will.

4. A ship construction comprising ahull,

pockets in the sides of the hull opening outwardly thereof, closing lids for said pockets,

opening springs for said lids, retaining latches for the latter, a removable deck upon said hull, releasing cords for said latches extending to points upon the-deck whereby said latches are adapted for simultaneous automatic opening, an inflatable float within each pocket, an inflating tube for said float extending to a source ofair-supply uponthe deck, the said floats being adapted for inflaand operating means for said bolts whereby tion when removed from the pockets, adj ustsaid hooks are released from the rings thereable positioning means for the floats at the by disconnecting the deck from said hull at 10 opposite sides of the deck, rings carried by Will.

5 the hull, bolts slidably carried by the deck In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

having hook members removably positioned Within said rings under normal conditions FELIKS BARNIAK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

